War in a City, Lyon, 1939-1945
Title | War in a City, Lyon, 1939-1945 PDF eBook |
Author | Isabelle Doré-Rivé |
Publisher | |
Pages | 190 |
Release | 2013 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9782849752227 |
Code Name Badass
Title | Code Name Badass PDF eBook |
Author | Heather Demetrios |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 384 |
Release | 2022-09-06 |
Genre | Young Adult Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1534431888 |
“Bringing together rigorous research and a vibrant writing style” (School Library Journal), Code Name Verity meets Inglourious Basterds in this riotous, spirited biography of the most dangerous of all Allied spies, courageous and kickass Virginia Hall. When James Bond was still in diapers, Virginia Hall was behind enemy lines, playing a dangerous game of cat and mouse with Hitler’s henchmen. Did she have second thoughts after a terrible accident left her needing a wooden leg? Please. Virginia Hall was the baddest broad in any room she walked into. When the State Department proved to be a sexist boys’ club that wouldn’t let her in, she gave the finger to society’s expectations of women and became a spy for the British. This boss lady helped arm and train the French Resistance and organized sabotage missions. There was just one problem: The Butcher of Lyon, a notorious Gestapo commander, was after her. But, hey—Virginia’s classmates didn’t call her the Fighting Blade for nothing. So how does a girl who was a pirate in the school play, spent her childhood summers milking goats, and rocked it on the hockey field end up becoming the Gestapo’s most wanted spy? Audacious, irreverent, and fiercely feminist, Code Name Badass is for anyone who doesn’t take no for an answer.
An Uncertain Hour
Title | An Uncertain Hour PDF eBook |
Author | Ted Morgan |
Publisher | Arbor House Publishing |
Pages | 424 |
Release | 1990 |
Genre | History |
ISBN |
The French-born author discusses his family's wartime experience, the fall of France, the resistance, and persecution of the Jews during W.W. II.
Bombing, States and Peoples in Western Europe 1940-1945
Title | Bombing, States and Peoples in Western Europe 1940-1945 PDF eBook |
Author | Claudia Baldoli |
Publisher | A&C Black |
Pages | 375 |
Release | 2011-01-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1441185682 |
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An Uncertain Hour
Title | An Uncertain Hour PDF eBook |
Author | Ted Morgan |
Publisher | Vintage |
Pages | 416 |
Release | 1990 |
Genre | France |
ISBN | 9780370315041 |
The French-born author discusses his family's wartime experience, the fall of France, the resistance, and persecution of the Jews during W.W. II.
Coping with Hunger and Shortage under German Occupation in World War II
Title | Coping with Hunger and Shortage under German Occupation in World War II PDF eBook |
Author | Tatjana Tönsmeyer |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 320 |
Release | 2018-06-22 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 3319774670 |
This volume demonstrates how German expansion in the Second World War II led to shortages, of food and other necessities including medicine, for the occupied populations, causing many to die from severe hunger or starvation. While the various chapters look at a range of topics, the main focus is on the experiences of ordinary people under occupation; their everyday life, and how this quickly became dominated by the search for supplies and different strategies to fight scarcity. The book discusses various such strategies for surviving increasingly catastrophic circumstances, ranging from how people dealt with rationing systems, to the use of substitute products and recycling, barter, black-marketeering and smuggling, and even survival prostitution. In addressing examples from Norway to Greece and from France to Russia, this volume offers the first pan-European perspective on the history of shortage, malnutrition and hunger resulting from the war, occupation, and aggressive German exploitation policies.
World War II in Literature for Youth
Title | World War II in Literature for Youth PDF eBook |
Author | Patricia Hachten Wee |
Publisher | Scarecrow Press |
Pages | 412 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 9780810853010 |
This comprehensive volume provides a wealth of information with annotated listings of more than 3,500 titles--a broad sampling of books on the war years 1939-1945. Includes both fiction and nonfiction works about all aspects of the war. Professional resources for educators aligned to the educational standards for social studies; technical references; periodicals and electronic resources; a directory of WWII museums, memorials, and other institutions; and topics for exploration complement this excellent library and classroom resource.